diff --git a/lib/absinthe/relay/connection.ex b/lib/absinthe/relay/connection.ex
index a66697c..dcf0bf1 100644
--- a/lib/absinthe/relay/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/absinthe/relay/connection.ex
@@ -566,7 +566,9 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Relay.Connection do
     offset = offset || 0
     first = offset_to_cursor(offset)
     edge = build_edge(item, first)
-    {edges, last} = do_build_cursors(items, offset + 1, [edge], first)
+    {edges, _} = do_build_cursors(items, offset + 1, [edge], first)
+    first = edges |> List.first() |> get_in([:cursor])
+    last = edges |> List.last() |> get_in([:cursor])
     {edges, first, last}
   end
 
@@ -581,7 +583,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Relay.Connection do
   defp build_edge({item, args}, cursor) do
     args
     |> Enum.flat_map(fn
-      {key, _} when key in [:cursor, :node] ->
+      {key, _} when key in [:node] ->
         Logger.warn("Ignoring additional #{key} provided on edge (overriding is not allowed)")
         []
 
diff --git a/test/lib/absinthe/relay/connection_test.exs b/test/lib/absinthe/relay/connection_test.exs
index 4f6bfe4..6b13371 100644
--- a/test/lib/absinthe/relay/connection_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/absinthe/relay/connection_test.exs
@@ -578,20 +578,25 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Relay.ConnectionTest do
 
   describe "when provided with a cursor as an edge arg" do
     setup do
-      [record: {%{name: "Dan"}, %{role: "contributor", cursor: :bad}}]
-    end
-
-    test "it will ignore the additional cursor", %{record: record} do
-      capture_log(fn ->
-        {:ok, %{edges: [%{cursor: cursor} | _]}} = Connection.from_list([record], %{first: 1})
-        assert cursor == "YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjA="
-      end)
-    end
-
-    test "it will log a warning", %{record: record} do
-      assert capture_log(fn ->
-               Connection.from_list([record], %{first: 1})
-             end) =~ "Ignoring additional cursor provided on edge"
+      [
+        records: [
+          {%{name: "Dan"}, %{role: "contributor", cursor: "start_cursor"}},
+          {%{name: "Bob"}, %{role: "contributor", cursor: "end_cursor"}}
+        ]
+      ]
+    end
+
+    test "it will override the default cursor", %{records: records} do
+      assert(
+        {:ok,
+         %{
+           edges: [%{cursor: "start_cursor"}, %{cursor: "end_cursor"}],
+           page_info: %{
+             start_cursor: "start_cursor",
+             end_cursor: "end_cursor"
+           }
+         }} = Connection.from_list(records, %{first: 2})
+      )
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/lib/absinthe/relay/schema_test.exs b/test/lib/absinthe/relay/schema_test.exs
index 8c2429c..2fe3e87 100644
--- a/test/lib/absinthe/relay/schema_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/absinthe/relay/schema_test.exs
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Relay.SchemaTest do
     end
   end
 
-
   defmodule SchemaCustomIdType do
     use Absinthe.Schema
     use Absinthe.Relay.Schema, :classic